diff --git a/src/components/SearchControlPane/SearchControlPane.tsx b/src/components/SearchControlPane/SearchControlPane.tsx
index 958b9e9f..e1fa6063 100644
--- a/src/components/SearchControlPane/SearchControlPane.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SearchControlPane/SearchControlPane.tsx
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ export const SearchControlPane: FC<SearchControlPaneProps> = ({
     <div className={classNames(['search-control-pane', IS_EMBEDDED_MODE && 'search-control-pane-embedded'])}>
       {renderCloseButton?.()}
       <div className="search-control-pane-title">
-        <div className="search-control-pane-mainLabel">
+        <h2 className="search-control-pane-mainLabel">
           <span>{label}</span>
-        </div>
+        </h2>
         {isVisibleSubLabel && !!renderSubLabel && (
           <div className="search-control-pane-subLabel">
             <span>{renderSubLabel?.(searchResultsMetadata?.totalElements)}</span>
diff --git a/src/components/SearchControls/SearchControls.tsx b/src/components/SearchControls/SearchControls.tsx
index 4e4a619d..97a547c3 100644
--- a/src/components/SearchControls/SearchControls.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SearchControls/SearchControls.tsx
@@ -77,11 +77,11 @@ export const SearchControls: FC<Props> = ({ submitSearch, changeSegment, clearVa
   }, []);
 
   return (
-    <div className="search-pane">
+    <div className="search-pane" role="region" aria-labelledby="search-pane-header-title">
       <div className="search-pane-header">
-        <strong className="search-pane-header-title">
+        <h2 className="search-pane-header-title">
           <FormattedMessage id={isVisibleFilters ? 'ld.searchAndFilter' : 'ld.search'} />
-        </strong>
+        </h2>
         <CaretDown className="header-caret" />
       </div>
       <div className="search-pane-content">